Legal Opinion
507 Madison Avenue Realty Co. v. Martin
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided January 15, 1921PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Summary proceedings.
1Opinion of the CourtGenung, J.
This is a holdover proceeding brought by the landlord to regain possession of premises on the ground that the tenant is holding over after the expiration of his lease.
The facts are not disputed. They involve the interpretation of the lease under which the tenant is in possession.
On or about December 19, 1912, Simeon J. Drake leased the premises to the tenant herein. Mr. Drake died on October 6, 1914. His executors conveyed the premises on or about August 11,1915, to a corporation known as 540 Madison Avenue Corporation. This conveyance contained a provision that the premises were conveyed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Thomas v. . ScuttNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Imperator Realty Co. v. . TullNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Smith v. . Rector, Etc., of St. Philip's ChurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Krim Realty Corp. v. VarveriAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1916
- Bruder v. Crafts & D'Amora Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1913
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3Cited by1 opinion
- 507 Madison Avenue Realty Co. v. MartinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922